Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)

Brower Road, Columbia Gorge, OR, 4/2015.

Bleeding Hearts are the most prevalent of the Bleeding Heart family, which includes other oddly-shaped flowers such as Dutchman’s Breeches (also a Dicentra) and Corydalis. The unique heart-shaped flower pouch is formed by four pink petals. This adaptable spring flower can be found all across the US. Supposedly poisonous, the taste of their leaves keeps most animals away.